Information about #848961 color

#848961 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #848961 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(132, 137, 97) — 51.8% red, 53.7% green, 38% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 16 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#848961 is a calm, restrained yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wilderness (#88885B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bandicoot (#878466) and Olive Haze (#888064).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 137, 97) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #848961: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #848961 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#848961 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#848961 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #848961

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wilderness color link
Wilderness

#88885B

Bandicoot color link
Bandicoot

#878466

Olive Haze color link
Olive Haze

#888064

Bitter color link
Bitter

#88896C

Flax Smoke color link
Flax Smoke

#7B8265

Carat color link
Carat

#867D60

Brown Grey color link
Brown Grey

#8D8468

Army Brown color link
Army Brown

#827B60

Schist color link
Schist

#87876F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#848961
  • RGB132, 137, 97
  • CMYK2, 0, 16, 46
  • CSSrgb(132, 137, 97)
  • HSL68°, 17%, 46%
  • HSL Precise67.5°, 17.094%, 45.882%
  • HSV68°, 29%, 54%
  • HSB68°, 29%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.537, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.537, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.537, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID848961
  • DECIMAL ID8685921
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01